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Fluttershy was sitting in the kitchen patting Snafu on the back after she had fed him.

Silver walked in and saw her. “How are you this morning?” She asked.

Fluttershy looked at her daughter-in-law and started to blush. “Oh um… I’m ok.” She cradled Snafu and gave a shy smile. “I hope you slept alright.”

“The bed was kind of small but Doxy and I made it work.” She smiled and walked to the refrigerator. “I can make breakfast.”

“Are you sure? I was just getting Snafu fed before I made breakfast.”

“Not a problem.” Silver said as she started to get things out. “I’ll make my famous crepes with grapple-berries.”

“Sounds delicious.” Paradox said as he walked in. He saw his mom holding his brother and smiled. “Mom!” He went over and gave them both a hug.

“Good morning Dox.” Fluttershy whispered.

“It is a good morning, where is dad?” He asked as he took his brother from her.

“He’s probably still in bed.” She said as she sat back down on the chair.

Paradox held his brother and made faces at him. Snafu just giggled, flapped his gossamer wings and cooed. “I guess I’ll wait for him to get up then.”

Fluttershy stared at her son for a long moment when she finally spoke up. “Dox?”

He looked at her. “Yes?”

“I can’t help but notice that… um you have fangs now.” She said softly. “I don’t remember you having fangs like that.”

“It was pretty late last night when Silver and I got in here wasn’t it? You were already in bed.” He said. “Dad didn’t want to bother you I guess.”

She started to nod as she blushed. “Yes but… I woke up and heard… Oh never mind.” She put her hooves on her cheeks and turned around. “I am glad you and Silver are here. I miss seeing you.”

Silver giggled as she flipped the crepe and started to mix up some grapple-berries in a saucepan. “Sorry if Doxy and I kept you awake.”

The door opened to the kitchen as Discord walked in. He stopped in mid-step and looked at every pony in the room looking at him. “Okay… What did I do wrong?”

Paradox grinned. “Dad.” He gave Snafu back to Fluttershy. “I need to ask you something.”

“Okay, but I rather eat what is smelling really good right now.” He said as she looked at Silver cooking breakfast.

“It won’t take long Dad! Plus breakfast isn’t done yet.” He walked out of the kitchen hoping that Discord would follow him.

Discord sighed and looked at Fluttershy, she shrugged and he slumped as he followed his son back out of the kitchen. “What is it son?”

Paradox sat on the couch and sighed. “I got to ask you something. You know I’m not very good at magic and I am constantly learning. I just need to ask you something important and I don’t know how to word it.”

Discord’s eye brow went up as he sat down in the chair across from his son. “Ok, try to explain it to me.”

Paradox made a slight face he still had a difficult time with adjusting to the fangs. “Last night while I was um… petting Silver’s stomach… I kept getting shocked and…” He stopped talking when his father’s eyes widened.

Discord grinned as he got a normal face again. “Please… Continue.”

“Anyway… I thought maybe if I pet her in a different place I’d get shocked, but I only got this weird shock when I touched her stomach and…” He noticed his father’s eyes had widened again. “Dad you know what it means…”

Discord gave a huge sigh and he started to shake his head. “Yes… I know what it means.” He closed his mouth and started to suddenly snicker.

Paradox blinked. “What does it mean? You have to tell me!”

“Fluttershy!” Discord yelled.

“Dad… Why are you calling mom in here for?” Paradox said harshly.

Fluttershy flew into the room quickly thinking something was wrong. “What is it?” She was holding Snafu and she slowly landed when she saw that Discord was starting to laugh. “Discord? Why did you yell for me?”

“This is just something you need to know.” Discord motioned for his wife to come closer to him. She trotted over and he leaned into her and whispered into her ear.

“Mom!” Paradox said in a panic as she looked at him. “What does it mean Dad?” He looked to his father.

“You have nothing to worry about Paradox.” Discord said as he put his finger on Fluttershy’s lips just as she was going to say something. “I’ll tell him a few minutes Fluttershy my love. I like watching him worry.”

“Don’t be mean to your son.” Fluttershy said. “Tell him or I will go in there and tell Silver.” She frowned.

“One of you two tell me!” Paradox shouted.

Discord let out a sigh. “Okay.” He got up and picked Fluttershy up.

She let out a giggle as she held Snafu close to her chest. “Discord! No… let me down.”

He placed his paw on her tummy and started to rub it. “This is your Mom’s stomach.” Discord said to Paradox.

“Yeah Dad… I know that.” Paradox shook his head. “I don’t see what that has to do with me and Silver.

“Whenever your mom had become pregnant I knew it because I felt her belly and it gave shocks over my paw pads. The stronger the shocks the healthier the fetus.” He kissed Fluttershy as she blushed. “No shocks dear.” He said to her as he slowly put her back down on the floor.

Paradox stared at his father and his eye twitched slightly.
“Oh… I think I broke him Fluttershy.” Discord said as he saw the blank look on Paradox’s face.

Fluttershy looked at her son. “Dox? Are you alright?” She put her hoof in front of his face.

Paradox blinked but still didn’t say anything. His mind was racing, he remembered the shocks on his paw several times last night. Slowly he closed his mouth and swallowed.

“You can handle it.” Discord said. “Congrats Dox.” He pat him on the back.

“Uh… Dad are you sure about that?” He finally said.

“Oh definitely. You’re going to be a father. So when are you going to tell your wife?”

Discord had his paw on his muzzle as he looked at the situation, he was trying really hard not to laugh out loud. He looked at Silver and saw her worried face and then looked at his son’s hoof that was sticking out the broken front door. He leaned against the hoof then coughed a couple times as if trying to control his impulse to start laughing. “So… What do you want me to do?” He tried to look serious but he kept grinning and making a strangled snorting laugh.

“Is that Dad?” Paradox asked loudly. He didn’t wait for an answer. “Dad? Can you help me? I’m stuck.”

Discord snickered. “Dox, you’re a draconequus remember?”

“You don’t think I tried?” Paradox muttered to his father. “My magic has no effect on it.”

“Try many times; the punishment will not fit his crime.” Zecora said as she walked up.

“Crime? What crime?” Silver asked.

“I just borrowed those! Um… you know I’d pay for them later.” Paradox mumbled. “You said you wouldn’t help me.”

“No premade potion would help you. You put yourself in this fine stew.” Zecora chuckled as she looked at Paradox’s paw.

“Paradox, you disappoint me and your mother.” Discord sighed. “If you wanted to be larger all you had to do is snap your fingers.” He grew dragon sized.

“I didn’t want to be larger. I just want out of this house, can you at least give me that relief?” he moved his leg and it broke the front of the house.

Discord shrunk down to normal. He looked at Zecora and the zebra nodded. He snapped his fingers and Paradox disappeared then reappeared outside of the cottage. The cottage made a loud noise and half of it collapsed.

“My cottage.” Silver gasped then looked at Paradox. He was bigger than a full grown dragon as he stood up and stretched. “Doxy?!”

“Silver?” He asked as he slowly sat down to look at them all. He put out his paw to her and she was dwarfed by it. She looked at Zecora and Discord then stepped on to his paw. He lifted her up. “I’m so sorry, I was stupid.”

“Why Doxy? I don’t understand why you stole the potion.” Silver said. “Were you trying to impress me? If that was the case, I really don’t need you to impress me.”

“No. This was an unintentional potion. I didn’t really want to take it. I… wanted a potion that…” He stopped.

Zecora was looking up. “He’ll grow, until he lets her know.”

Discord’s ears went forward as he looked at Zecora. “Did I ever tell you, how much I hate your rhymes?”

The zebra just smiled at him.

Paradox blinked when he noticed that he was getting larger. “Honest, I went to Zecora to get a potion that would keep me from getting you pregnant. I don’t want a baby.”
“What, but Doxy why? I thought that… you just wanted to wait. But you don’t ever want a child? Ever?” She blinked back tears.

She sat on his paw and just looked at him. Sadness on her face. “Why? You can tell me. I love you.”

He let out a sigh. “I know you knew me when we were little and I ignored you. I’m sorry. Before that faithful night when you offered to help me up… I was terribly sick. Several times I attempted to take my life.” He didn’t notice but he started to shrink.

“Doxy you didn’t need to…”

“I know, I had terrible nightmares during my sickness and one of those nightmares it was revealed to me that if I was to have any offspring that they will become the monster that I was meant to be.”

She looked at him. “You were never a monster.”

He closed his eyes. “You are telling me this after I had destroyed our home and I’m this size? I’m a monster right now.”

She shook her head. “No, you’re not. You don’t understand Doxy… you’re only a monster if you believe you are. I don’t believe you’re a monster, your family doesn’t. You have a beautiful soul; I wouldn’t have fallen in love with a monster.” She noticed that his paw was shrinking and she flapped her wings when he couldn’t hold her easily.

“Thank you Silver, but I still don’t think we should have children.” He muttered as he shrank down a little more.

“We can talk about it more. Please. Don’t make the decision by yourself, we’re partners.” He was staying at one size. Still bigger than usual but she was looking at him eye to eye. “Okay Doxy?”

He looked at her and smiled. “Okay… I just noticed that I shrank.”

She nodded. “Yes, you did, though you still look bigger than before.” She blushed.

“I do?” He asked as he looked down at himself. His fur was shaggy and long, his teeth still sharp and caused him to lisp still. His claws wouldn’t retract all the way.

“You have been permanently changed by the potion Dox.” Discord said.

“What? How?” He asked his father as he placed his paw on his head, his horns had grown in completely.

“Chaos…” Discord grinned. “I knew you had it in you.”

“Seems I’m going to have to work on a version two of hyper huge potion brew.” Zecora chuckled softly. “Paradox? Maybe you should have come down with cutie pox?

“Whoa, that’s a thing?” Paradox asked and he made a face when he almost bit his tongue.

Every pony was sitting at Sugar Cube Corner waiting for their guests of honor. Some had already started to eat.

Paradox and Silver appeared at the entrance of the store both soaking wet. Although Silver kept looking at the engagement ring that Paradox gave her. She felt her heart thudding in her chest and she couldn’t believe that he asked her to marry him. She loved him so much.

“Shall we go in?” Paradox smirked at her as he put his claw up and moved a wet strand of her mane from her face. “You are so beautiful.” He whispered.

She giggled at his charm and nodded. “I think we should. You know your suit is um… kind of ruined.”

“I don’t care.” He said as he allowed her to walk ahead of him. “Should I go in first?”

“We should go in together.” Silver smiled.

“A lovely idea!” He said as he suddenly picked her up.

“Whoops! Doxy!” She giggled loudly as he magicked the door open and he walked in carrying Silver.

“We’re here!” Paradox yelled as they entered. “She said yes!”

They were met with cheers and congratulations. Paradox set Silver down and she was instantly hugged by Rainbow Dash. She looked at her mother and saw that she was crying. “Mom?”

Rainbow Dash tried hard to wipe her eyes. “Something is in my eyes… No… I’m so happy for you!” She started to sob loudly again.

Fluttershy was hugging Paradox. “I knew she’d say yes Doxy.”

“I was so nervous Mom, I almost stuttered again.” Paradox said.

Discord ruffled Paradox’s mane and started to chuckle. “You’re all wet.”

“Yeah, it was the location where I asked her. There was water all around us.” He smiled as he reached over to Silver and started to pet her shoulder.

After the initial congratulations and chatting started to calm down. Paradox and Silver both went to sit down with every pony else as they all started to eat and celebrate.

“Yay! You made it!” Pinkie Pie yelled as she saw her daughter’s friends walk into the store. Crispin stepped back when Pinkie plowed into Apple Bloom. “Sprinkle Icing had been working at this party all morning. With a little help from me.”

Sprinkle Icing was decorating a cake as she looked at her mother and saw Crispin standing to the side. Her eyes widened as a smile spread on her face. She loved seeing Crispin; he always made her happy. “Mom… We have to get this ready before Dox and Silver come.” She waved to Crispin.

“Okay! Apple Bloom can you help me in the kitchen? I’m working on apple turnovers and you’re the best advisor on them.” Pinkie giggled as she pulled Apple Bloom into the kitchen.

“Crispin! Come here, I need you to see this.” Sprinkle Icing grinned as she put another rose on the cake she was decorating. Crispin walked over and looked at the cake. “What do you think?” she asked.

Crispin looked at it and looked at Sprinkle. “It’s beautiful.” He whispered.

She smiled with his answer. “Great! Thank you. I worked hard on it.” She looked up at him and saw he was staring at her. “Oh, do I have something on my muzzle?” She looked at her muzzle cross-eyed.

“Yep.” Crispin said and kissed her muzzle quickly and turned his face away as he felt his ears burning.

Sprinkle Icing blinked in surprise. “Crispin?”

He looked at her. “Hmm?”

She had a blush running over her cheeks. “You kissed me.” She whispered as she looked at him.

He nodded. “Yep. I’d do it again if ya want me to.”

Sprinkle was about to reply when the bell on the door rang. LillyRose and Zero walked in. “Lilly!” Sprinkle waved to her friend and Crispin blushed as Sprinkle turned her attention away from him.

“Sprinkle! Crispin! I’m so glad to see you two!” Lilly said as she went to them.

Sprinkle looked at Lilly. “Oh my goodness! You’re preggers!” She hugged Lilly and looked at Zero. “You’re the one…” She hugged him and Zero looked at her in shock and uncertainty.

Lilly smiled. “Yeah Zero is one of Dad’s guards. He’s also my husband. Zero this is my good friend Sprinkle Icing and that big shy unicorn there is Crispin Apple.”

Crispin just stood there sizing Zero up. Zero went over to Lilly and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.

“Lilly when are you due?” Sprinkle asked.

“Well…” Lilly trotted over to her friend and they started to talk about foals and girl things. Zero went to a table and started to look at all the items upon it. Cakes, candies, treats and several snacks.

Crispin walked up to Zero. “How were ya able to do it?”

Zero looked at Crispin. “Excuse me?”

“Lilly can be very moody and she was notorious for being unable to keep a boyfriend past one date, how were ya able to accomplish what others couldn’t?” It was the most Crispin had said in a long time.

“Apparently those others didn’t know that Lilly is as beautiful inside as she is outside. She’s more than beautiful; she’s my love eternal. I know that doesn’t really answer your question but I know how I feel about her.”

Crispin nodded. “So ya ended up dating?”

“Well, um it is a little complicated. I was Lilly’s guard, and I kind of fell for her charms.” He smiled as if remembering. “So tell me about yourself and life in Ponyville.”

Crispin looked at Zero. “Um well, it’s Ponyville and I’m a unicorn, my ma is an earth pony. We live on Sweet Apple Acres.”

Zero blinked and suddenly flapped his wings. “Oh these, heh… Lilly gave them to me.”

The unicorn’s eyes widened. “She magiced them on ya? Oh! I need to learn that.” Crispin looked over at Lilly and saw her gesturing to Sprinkle about her pregnancy as she rubbed her swollen belly. He noticed that Sprinkle suddenly looked over at him and he blushed as he looked away.

“Crispin?” Zero asked.

He looked at Zero. “Yeah?”

“If you like Sprinkle so much you really should tell her.”

“Is it that obvious?” he asked. “Some pony I just met can see it. I’m afraid she’d reject me.”

Crispin blinked. “Yer not the first pony to say that. Paradox said I should tell her too.”

“So what’re you waiting for?” Zero replied.

“I’m not good with my words.”

“My brother in law and I don’t always get along, but he’s right. So what’re you waiting for?” Zero replied. “Go up and tell her.”

Sprinkle came prancing over to them. “You two are being quiet. Lilly and I think that maybe you two are up to no good being quiet and whispering.”

Zero was surprised by the insinuation of being up to no good. “I’m a loyal guard, I am usually not up to no good.”

“Unless you are with me in bed.” Lilly said.

He blinked at Lilly as his ears turned red. “What? Lilly! Stop talking like that.” He put his head down as he felt his blush running over his face.

Crispin didn’t really say anything as he just stared at Sprinkle Icing. Zero suddenly nudged him in the side and Crispin stumbled forward. He stumbled up against Sprinkle muzzle to muzzle.

“Whoa Crispin are you ok?” Sprinkle Icing asked as she looked at him eye to eye.

Lilly saw how close Crispin and Sprinkle was. She looked at Zero who was smirking. “Oh.” She whispered as she went to Zero.

Crispin gulped as he stared at Sprinkle. “Sorry Sprinkle… I didn’t mean to bump into you.” He then moved back slightly, but before he could move too far away Sprinkle smiled and moved her muzzle up and kissed him. His ears perked up as his eyes widened in surprise he was about to step back when Sprinkle put her hooves around his neck as she kissed him deeper.

“What did I tell you?” Zero muttered as he and Lilly moved away to let Sprinkle and Crispin kiss.

Pinkie Pie and Apple Bloom walked out of the kitchen chatting when Pinkie noticed her daughter kissing Crispin. Her eyes widened and she squeaked when Apple Bloom placed her hoof over Pinkie’s mouth. “Don’t spoil the moment Pinkie.” She said.

“Almost sounds like you were dreaming of our first meeting.” He chuckled.

She shook her head, “No. I was scared then, but this was… worse.”

“Okay Fluttershy, let me calm you.” He whispered as he placed his claw over her head moving his fingers though her mane softly. She usually thought he did that to soothe her but what he really was doing was entering her dreams.Discord stood in Fluttershy’s dreamscape he looked around and saw a few doors. He strolled through them; they were well organized and labeled appropriately. “Animals, birds, insects, love, Discord, food, recipes, friends, pregnancy, dragons, monsters, shadows, strange noises…” from happy to scary dreams. He stopped at the door that read: recent dreams. Placing a paw on it he opened to door slowly and walked in.

Fluttershy was running quickly and suddenly ran right into him. “Oh my goodness! Discord!” She was panting. “We have to run! Please run.” She looked behind her with panic in her eyes.

He looked at what was approaching and saw nothing. “Fluttershy, there’s nothing there.”

“No its there! Go Discord! Please!” She wiggled from his grasp and ran off.

“The quessstion isn’t that, it’ss what are you doing in her dreamsss?” The shadow started to loom up above him. “We’d love to invade your dreamsss maybe we’d get you to be on our ssside.”

“I doubt that.” He frowned as he looked at the shadow closer, for a moment he could have sworn it sounded like… He shook his head. “Leave my family alone.”

“Discord? What are thou doing?” Luna said as she walked into the dream.

Discord pointed at the shadow. “This is trying to come back.”

The shadow suddenly started to cringe and recede at the sight of Luna. “Hisss.”

She looked at Discord. “I’ll handle it. Please Discord let Fluttershy know that she is safe as long as I’m around.”

“Thank you Luna.” He blinked and was out of the dream and back in bed slowly rubbing Fluttershy’s mane.

“Discord, that feels so wonderful.” Fluttershy murmured as she cuddled up against him. She had no idea he’d gone into her dreams.

“Do you feel better?” He asked her softly continuing to rub her mane behind her ears and down her neck.

“Knowing that you are here, I feel better.” She whispered and yawned.

“Luna will protect you in your dreams.” He whispered to her. “I’ll protect you here.” He rubbed down her back between her wings and moved his paw to her pregnant belly. “I only want you to be happy, healthy and relaxed. I love you and our family.” He frowned as he recalled the voice of the shadow. It sounded like some pony familiar.

Paradox and Silver Dash arrived at the Clover Café a little late. Rainbow Dash actually didn’t mind since she was sitting at a table with Apple Jack and her unicorn son Crispin. Silver and Dox approached the table.

“Sorry we’re late Mom.” Silver apologized as she sat down in the chair that Paradox held out for her.

“It’s okay.” Rainbow Dash shrugged. “I’m with good company.”

“My goodness.” Apple Jack spoke up. “You two have sprouted like weeds.” She looked at Paradox. “You are almost a spitting image of your father.”

Paradox smiled and rubbed the back of his neck. “I’m not as good with magic as dad though.”

Crispin’s ears went up. “I can do magic.”

Apple Jack looked at her son. “Not at the table.”

“Aww, Ma.” He sighed and was quiet again.

They talked a while and ordered their food. After dinner Paradox was trying to go through ways to ask Silver to marry him in his mind. He looked over at Crispin and leaned over. “Hey Crispin… can we talk?”

Crispin nodded. “Yep.”

Paradox got up from the table. “Crispin and I are going to get desserts.” He waited as Crispin got up and they both walked up to the bar of the cafe.

“What’s up?” Crispin asked.

“I need an idea on how to ask Silver to marry me.” He said.

Crispin blinked. “Just ask her?”

Paradox shook his head. “No, it has to be awesome and romantic.”

“Dox, you’re asking the wrong pony. All I want to do is hang out with Sprinkle Icing; she makes the most delicious cookies.” He smiled.

“You only like her for her cooking?” Paradox asked.

“Oh no, I love her, but she doesn’t love me back.”

He stared at Crispin. “Have you told her?”

Crispin looked back at his mother, Rainbow Dash and Silver. “Should I?”

Paradox shrugged. “It’s up to you. You won’t know if she loves you unless you tell her yourself.”

Crispin shuffled his hoof. “I’m not good with my words. I guess I’m almost like uncle Big Mac.”

Paradox turned and ordered desserts for every pony. “You’re talking to me.” He replied to Crispin.

“That’s different. You’re my friend.” Crispin smiled.

“So is Sprinkle Icing.” He smiled back at him. “Think about that. My mom and dad were friends before they got married.” He grabbed a couple bowls of desserts and Crispin used his magic to hover the other desserts back to the table.

“Sorry I couldn’t help you more.” Crispin said before they got to the table.

Silver stood up when Paradox walked out of the study. “Hey Doxy. So, why did you talk to mom?”

Paradox blinked at her. “No reason. Just telling her that mom was pregnant again and that we should get her something.”

She looked at him doubtfully. “Uh huh… and you couldn’t talk to her about it with me in the room?”

He shrugged. “Not my fault you decided to sit out here.” He started to casually walk around.

“Doxy! Come on and tell me what you and mom talked about!” She followed him her wings flapping slightly in irritation.

“I told you already.” He smirked as he looked at a trophy Rainbow Dash had put on display. “So, are we going to have dinner here?”

“Are you serious? You want to eat?” She huffed.

He looked at her. “Yeah, I’m very hungry.” He looked over at Rainbow Dash as she walked from the room.

Rainbow Dash yawned. “If you think I’m cooking dinner, you’re sadly mistaken.” She flexed her wings as she approached the front door and opened it. “I suggest we meet at the Clover Café.” She spread her wings and took off.

“Yes… food.” Paradox mumbled as he walked to the door.

“Doxy.” Silver whispered.

Paradox turned to look at Silver. “Yes?”

She was smiling as she looked at him. “Do we have time for a quickie? Or are you too hungry?”

Paradox’s ears went up. “Oh… are you sure? Your mom is going to be waiting…” He stopped talking when she turned around and trotted up the steps. He followed her as he started to grin.

She opened the door to her bedroom and went in leaving it open for him.

Paradox stopped in front of her doorway. “Silver? Where are you?”

She giggled. “In here. Come and get me.”

She was teasing him and he found it arousing. “I’ll get you alright.” He opened the door as he looked in at the same time. She was lounging on her bed made of clouds. His grin widened. “This is your bedroom?” He asked as he walked slowly into her room.

“Yes, I’ll give you a tour later, but right now…” She gave him a pouting face that really made his fur stand on end. “Please. Doxy.”

He smiled as he crawled onto her bed. “Well, I guess a little cuddle won’t hurt.” He started nuzzling into her mane and slowly moved over her placing his paws on her hips. “But that is all you’re going to get; a deep penetrating cuddle.” He moved up against her as he moved his paw over and swept her tail to the side.

“You promise?” She whispered as she felt him move his arousal along her folds.

“Yes… I promise.” He moaned as he pushed into her deeply. “I’ll cuddle you hard and deep.”

She shook with the feel of him. “Oh yes!”

He started to move in and out of her as he leaned down and licked behind her ears. “Smooth as silk.” He whispered as he increased his speed.

“Ah, oh Dox. Yes.” She let out a panting moan. “Fill me. Please. Please.” She was shaking as he felt her tighten around him.

He groaned in pleasure as he felt her muscles tighten up and he bucked into her faster in short thrusts. “Oh! Silver, I’m coming. Ah!” He grit his teeth as he moved faster.

An orgasm washed over her. “Dox! Ah!” Her wings quivered.

He felt her flow around him. “Ooh yes!” He pushed in hard and let his own orgasm go. He moaned out as he filled her and bucked up until he couldn’t spill anymore into her. Panting he leaned on her and kissed down her neck and put his paws on her shoulders and rubbed them slowly.

She panted in satisfaction as she felt him slowly pull from her. “That felt so wonderful.”

“You sure know how to cuddle.” Paradox sighed as he rubbed his paw down her back and over her flank. “I’ll have to cuddle you properly later on tonight.”

They lay on the bed together and he rubbed her flank softly and slowly. “I think we should go down and meet your Mom at the Clover Café.” He said softly.

After Paradox walked with Fluttershy she asked him to walk her to the throne room, she thought that maybe if she just sat with her husband for a while she would give Paradox time to be alone with Silver Dash.

“Fluttershy! My sweetness!” Discord said cheerfully as he patted her small throne next to him. “Come sit and keep me company.”

“Okay, but don’t give me too much attention.” She whispered as she walked over to her throne and sat down. She looked around and noticed that the throne room was empty beside the few guards standing close by. “Where is every pony?”

Discord shrugged. “Oh, it’s one of those quiet days.” He sat back in his throne then sat up again as a pony walked into the room.

One of the guards stepped forward. “State your business.”

The pony was an earth pony with a light gray coat and a cutie mark that resembled hay bales and he looked older than the ponies that Discord had seen lately. “Um Lord Chaos, I’m Hearty Clash a simple farmer on the outskirts of Canterlot and I have been having a problem with mice eating my crops. I was wondering if there was a safe way to get rid of them.”

Discord thought about it for a moment, but Fluttershy spoke up before he said anything. “Mice are very particular and they seem to latch on with what they like. Maybe you should plant a different crop next year and then rotate the crops and maybe the mice will stop eating into your profits. If that doesn’t work, I will give them a talking to myself and ask them politely to leave your plants alone.”

Hearty blinked and bowed. “Oh, thank you. I will try that.” He then cleared his throat again. “I was also wondering… My son… he works here at the castle… I was wondering if he could have some time off to spend with me.”

Hearty looked at him in shock. “Are you sure? My son is very dedicated to his work.”

“Dedicated… hmmm yes… well…” Discord muttered and Fluttershy noticed that he was digging his claws into the wood of his throne.

She spoke up again as she got up. “Mr. um… Clash. Sorry to say something again, but… you see, right now Zero has gone on assignment with Lady Chaos, our daughter, and we don’t know when he will be back. I will though, let him know when he returns that he needs to visit his family soon.” She steered the earth pony away from Discord and was walking with him towards the door. “I really would love to meet your family sometime soon too. Sorry that you had come all this way to see him only to be turned away. Don’t be upset, Zero is quite safe with our daughter.”

“Thank you Lady Fluttershy.” Zero’s father replied as he trotted away.

She trotted back up to her throne and sat down and stared at her husband. “Discord… why did you act like that?”

Discord’s eyes narrowed. “His son… violated my double flower.”

She shook her head. “Two consenting adults… having sex.”

“Yes, and one is my daughter.” Discord mumbled.

“Discord, it wasn’t Zero’s father’s fault. I am sure he’d be the same way if he had a daughter. Besides, I don’t think he knows that he and Lilly are a couple now.” Fluttershy smiled.

“Okay Fluttershy I guess I’ll give it a rest until they get home. Wherever they are. I bet they are doing something that they shouldn’t be doing.” He grumped.

She looked at him. “Cheer up.”

He looked over at her. “Why Fluttershy? One of our daughters is just about to have a baby, and the other is somewhere Luna knows where with her boyfriend! Our son had just gotten out of being terribly ill to falling head over heels for some pony he had ignored for years… What more can go wrong I ask you?”

“I’m pregnant.” Fluttershy said suddenly.

He sat up. “Fluttershy, you have played this trick on me before… Are you doing it again?”

She looked at him. “What do you think?”

He looked around and saw the guards standing stoically and he leaned over to her placing his paw and claw on her stomach as he closed his eyes. He slowly rubbed her fur spreading his fingers through the softness. His eyes opened fast as he looked up at her face. “We’re pregnant again.”

She nodded at him as she smiled shyly. “Yes.”

“Fluttershy, I don’t count that as something going wrong.” He couldn’t help but smile. “You have cheered me up exponentially.” He looked around. “Oh! I’ve got to tell someone the news…” He jumped up off his throne and ran over to one of the guards. “MY WIFE IS PREGNANT!!” He shook him on his shoulders.

The guard blinked in surprise. “Uh, congratulations Sir.”

“Thank you!” Discord went back over to Fluttershy and kissed her. “I love you Fluttershy.”

Lilly felt her wings grow tired as she flew, she never flew this far before. Most of the times she used her magic to get her from one point to another and usually she liked showing off the fact that she knew more spells than Paradox did. She was crying when she had left the castle and she felt like her heart was being torn in half followed by loss and emptiness spreading over her whole entire body.

She flew towards the Crystal Mountains and she was determined to get to them that day and she faltered when her wings weakened slightly so she flew down towards a waterfall that she saw below her. When she landed she felt all her emotions flood around her as she fell down onto the damp grass. “I… cannot do this.”

“Do what?” A voice asked from the water.

Lilly looked up and saw a pony looking at her from the water. The pony blinked at her curiously and suddenly disappeared below the water. Lilly blinked and crawled to the edge of the water and looked for the pony. “Hello?”

“Hello?” The voice echoed from down the stream.

Lilly stood up slowly and looked down the stream trying to see the pony before. “Who are you? Where are you?”

“Hello?” A voice said right next to Lilly. Lilly looked back down to the stream and saw the pony she saw before in the water her mane looked very damp and was red and her coat was orange with strange iridescent colors that shined as she moved in the sun light in certain ways . The pony smiled up at her. “What are you?”

Lilly backed away from the water. “Come out of the water and talk to me.”

“That is impossible. What are you? I have seen a lot of ponies here, but you… you are different. I don’t talk to any other ponies, but you made me very curious.” The pony said as it looked at Lilly curiously.

“What do you mean impossible, just step out of the water.” Lilly flapped her wings in irritation.

“No can do.” The pony whispered as she slowly sank back down into the water. “I am beginning to think I should have kept my mouth shut.”

“Wait, I’m sorry. I’m not a pony.” Lilly said suddenly.

The pony in the water was just looking at her. She put her muzzle up slowly. “Not a pony? I knew it. What is she then?”

Lilly was thinking the same thing. “I’m a draconequus. What are you?”

“I’m a kelpie.” The pony in the water said proudly. “I come from a long lineage of kelpies. I cannot live out of the water though, my great, great, great, great, great… so many greats grandfather was able to come out of the water, but now we kelpies cannot.” She suddenly moved as her tail came up out of the water and made a splash.

“A kelpie…” Lilly mused. “How long have you been here? Wherever here is.”

The kelpie sunk below the surface of the water while still watching Lilly. Lilly saw her swim in the clear water and she actually looked like a fish, when she resurfaced she was a closer to the waterfall. “I have been here as long as the waterfall has been here.” She then swam back to Lilly. “Come into the water… It is nice.”

“No thank you.” Lilly said as she walked away from the water’s edge.

The kelpie lifted slightly out of the water and looked at her. “Why won’t you swim with me? I just want to hold you down so you can live with me forever.”

“Sorry, not interested.” Lilly growled.

“I love you though. You have pretty horns on your head and your long tail reminds me of a dragon.” The kelpie pouted.

“No.” Lilly said as she spread out her wings.

“Oh! Wings!” The kelpie looked at them and suddenly dived back down into the water then came back up and spit water toward Lilly. “Come swim before leaving… It will relax you; the water is nice and warm.”

“Sorry, but I am leaving.” Lilly jumped up into the sky and flew off.

“I shouldn’t have told her I wanted to drown her.” The kelpie muttered and dived back into the clear water.

Lilly shook her head as she flapped her wings tiredly; she changed her trajectory as she flew more towards the northwest where she had heard about gryphons. She paused in midair though when she remembered her mother telling her about a gryphon that yelled at her for no reason than just being in the way. She decided to just fly that way and see what happened when she got there. “I need to rest though, and I’m hungry.” She murmured to herself.